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The Magic Teaspoon: Transform Your Meals with the Power of Healing Herbs and Spices
Behind the walls of a hidden monastery garden, a master herbalist teaches the secrets of healing to his apprentice. Half a world away, a tribal shaman gathers medicinal roots along the Amazon. In the hills of Tibet, a Buddhist monk brews a pot of green tea for an ailing brother. And, at home in a coastal Mediterranean cottage, a young mother keeps her child’s fever at bay with a simple spoonful of thyme.
For centuries, people across continents and cultures have experimented with the restoring properties of “nature’s bouquet.” And you, too, can enhance the flavor and vitality of your everyday meals with the health benefits found in such herbs as thyme, basil, parsley, cinnamon, dill, and many others. As a source of vitamins and antioxidants, herbs are natural energy boosters and disease fighters—and you can add them to your menu with the easy-to-prepare recipes found in this book. From amazing appetizers and super salads to extraordinary entrées and dynamic desserts, The Magic Teaspoon offers it all—with just the flick of a teaspoon:
More than 100 recipes for health-boosting meals and snacks—listing the healing virtues each herb brings to your table
“The All Naturals” herb chart revealing the best herbs to choose for specific health issues
Vegetable profiles—from artichokes to zucchini
How to make processed foods healthier
The Sugar Lover’s Survival Guide
How to make potent herbal purées for instant energizers
The 25 top teas for healing
The health properties found in honey, vinegar, and olive oil
And much more
For centuries, people across continents and cultures have experimented with the restoring properties of “nature’s bouquet.” And you, too, can enhance the flavor and vitality of your everyday meals with the health benefits found in such herbs as thyme, basil, parsley, cinnamon, dill, and many others. As a source of vitamins and antioxidants, herbs are natural energy boosters and disease fighters—and you can add them to your menu with the easy-to-prepare recipes found in this book. From amazing appetizers and super salads to extraordinary entrées and dynamic desserts, The Magic Teaspoon offers it all—with just the flick of a teaspoon:
More than 100 recipes for health-boosting meals and snacks—listing the healing virtues each herb brings to your table
“The All Naturals” herb chart revealing the best herbs to choose for specific health issues
Vegetable profiles—from artichokes to zucchini
How to make processed foods healthier
The Sugar Lover’s Survival Guide
How to make potent herbal purées for instant energizers
The 25 top teas for healing
The health properties found in honey, vinegar, and olive oil
And much more
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304 pages, Paperback
First published June 6, 2006
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June 27, 2017
I had to laugh at myself as I ASSUME that all the books I pick out will be EXACTLY what I want them to be. I WANTED this to be about the energetic properties of herbs, along with their TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) uses.
This book is for history buffs, maybe of the renaissance fair persuasion... It is kind of neat that each herb takes you to a different setting in history, introducing you to the herbs next to Charlemagne or how the Babylonians would have discovered them..
Not exactly what I wanted but 3 stars for creativity.
This book is for history buffs, maybe of the renaissance fair persuasion... It is kind of neat that each herb takes you to a different setting in history, introducing you to the herbs next to Charlemagne or how the Babylonians would have discovered them..
Not exactly what I wanted but 3 stars for creativity.
December 7, 2008
A definite tool for me when I stumbled on a rough rode with my health. Inspiring and very helpful! It is a great reference and the recipes listed were great!
July 13, 2025
The Magic Teaspoon by Victoria Zak is simply amazing. I use it, abuse it and share it: coffee and food stains imprint this book with love. If you are interested in natural healing through herbs and spices, this book is for you. Zak offers a run-down of all the herbs and spices and their magic. She states, "At home in a coastal Mediterranean cottage, a young mother keeps her child's fever at bay with a simple spoonful of thyme."
She offers over 100 recipes for health-boosting meals and snacks, the sugar lover's survival guide, the top-notch teas for healing, "The All Natural" chart revealing the best herbs and spices to choose for specific health issues and much more.
Did you know that Basil is the King of Herbs? Basil's scientific name is called "Ocimum Basilicum" and originally held as a sacred and noble herb in India, Asia and Africa. Basil comes from the ancient Greek "Basilikohon" which means Royal. It plays a key role in Italian and Thai cuisine.
Basil helps antibodies to fight infections and disease. It helps to increase oxygen to the brain and strengthens the nervous system to fight headaches and depression. This fragrant herb is easy to grow in your garden or right in your kitchen: sling it in a pot of sauce, make a Caprese Salad or a Basil Pesto Sauce.
We can make Magic in our kitchens with all the herbs and spices at our fingertips. As she states, "Some enchanting evening in your kitchen, take a minute to feel the texture of a fresh or dried herb or spice in your fingers. Inhale its fragrance, taste a bit on your tongue and think of the journey the herb or spice has taken to come to your table.
Each herb and or spice represents the bounty of nature in lands far and near, the care it took to grow and harvest them in the season and the global cooperation it takes to bring each special taste, color and fragrance to your table to make a little magic in your kitchen."
One of my favorite recipes is called Basil Bliss. I have made this for family, friends and co-workers. This amazing dip is great to use with Cream Cheese as a spread with crackers, french bread, a bagel or a baguette.
She offers over 100 recipes for health-boosting meals and snacks, the sugar lover's survival guide, the top-notch teas for healing, "The All Natural" chart revealing the best herbs and spices to choose for specific health issues and much more.
Did you know that Basil is the King of Herbs? Basil's scientific name is called "Ocimum Basilicum" and originally held as a sacred and noble herb in India, Asia and Africa. Basil comes from the ancient Greek "Basilikohon" which means Royal. It plays a key role in Italian and Thai cuisine.
Basil helps antibodies to fight infections and disease. It helps to increase oxygen to the brain and strengthens the nervous system to fight headaches and depression. This fragrant herb is easy to grow in your garden or right in your kitchen: sling it in a pot of sauce, make a Caprese Salad or a Basil Pesto Sauce.
We can make Magic in our kitchens with all the herbs and spices at our fingertips. As she states, "Some enchanting evening in your kitchen, take a minute to feel the texture of a fresh or dried herb or spice in your fingers. Inhale its fragrance, taste a bit on your tongue and think of the journey the herb or spice has taken to come to your table.
Each herb and or spice represents the bounty of nature in lands far and near, the care it took to grow and harvest them in the season and the global cooperation it takes to bring each special taste, color and fragrance to your table to make a little magic in your kitchen."
One of my favorite recipes is called Basil Bliss. I have made this for family, friends and co-workers. This amazing dip is great to use with Cream Cheese as a spread with crackers, french bread, a bagel or a baguette.
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